KUALA LANGAT: Lebih 4,000 pelajar di tiga sekolah rendah dekat Sijangkang, di sini, yang terkesan akibat ribut minggu lalu meneruskan Pembelajaran dan Pengajaran di Rumah (PdPR) sehingga habis penggal persekolahan hingga akhir tahun ini.

Pelaksanaan kaedah tersebut diteruskan susulan kerja baik pulih bagi Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Sijangkang Jaya, SK Kampung Medan dan SK Jalan Tanjung akan mengambil tempoh sehingga tiga bulan.

Bagaimanapun, Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Sijangkang Jaya yang sudah disahkan selamat selepas kerja pembaikan bumbung di blok akademik siap dan kira-kira 2,000 pelajarnya termasuk lebih 400 calon peperiksaan Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) kembali ke sekolah seperti biasa bermula hari ini.

Menteri Besar Selangor, Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari berkata, kerja pembaikan bagi sekolah terjejas membabitkan kos sebanyak RM10.1 juta yang diluluskan oleh Kementerian Pendidikan (KPM).

Katanya, peruntukan tersebut bagaimanapun hanya membabitkan pembinaan semula struktur terutama pada bahagian bumbung dan tidak termasuk kos pendawaian elektrik serta peralatan yang rosak.

"Pelajar terlibat dengan peperiksaan SPM dibenarkan untuk masuk (bersekolah) dan (kawasan sekolah) diisytiharkan selamat. Kerja pembersihan sudah selesai dan kita tumpukan ia di sini untuk memberi peluang kepada mereka yang akan menduduki peperiksaan pada 2 November ini.

"SMK Sijangkang Jaya sudah 90 peratus selesai, hanya di bangunan makmal yang perlu dibaiki," katanya.

Terdahulu Amirudin melawat dan mendengar taklimat mengenai kerja baik pulih empat sekolah di Sijangkang, hari ini.

Beliau berkata, kerajaan negeri akan mendapatkan senarai peralatan dan kelengkapan yang perlu diganti daripada Pejabat Pendidikan Daerah (PPD) Kuala Langat sekiranya memerlukan bantuan peruntukan tambahan.

Media sebelum ini melaporkan, lima sekolah termasuk Sekolah Rendah Agama (SRA) Kampung Medan mengalami kerosakan susulan insiden ribut dan puting beliung pada 15 Oktober lalu.

Bencana tersebut menyebabkan kerosakan pada struktur bumbung, peralatan sekolah serta beberapa kemudahan lain sehingga memaksa lebih 4,000 pelajar meneruskan pembelajaran secara PdPR.

Insiden tersebut turut memusnahkan sebuah pusat khidmat penyelaras Dewan Undangan Negeri (DUN) Sijangkang dan mencetuskan kerosakan di 40 buah rumah di kawasan berhampiran.

IPOH, Oct 23 — The Perak Department of Environment (DOE) has collected water samples from Sungai Perak near the Kampung Sungai Papan Bridge in Gerik following a report of the river turning blue, suspected to be caused by pollution.

Its director Datuk Dr Mohammad Ezanni Mat Salleh said the investigation is ongoing, and the samples will be analysed to determine the cause.

“We suspect that mining activities may be involved, but the exact cause will be confirmed once the analysis is complete,” he said, adding that the department is also investigating nearby mining areas located between 19 to 40 kilometres from the site.

Mohammad Ezanni assured that the river’s water quality remains safe and does not pose a risk to local residents. 

He added that the DOE’s monitoring station in the area has not detected any pollution alerts, and recent monitoring on Oct 9 confirmed the water quality was good.

He added that the DOE’s monitoring station in the area has not detected any pollution alerts, and recent monitoring on Oct 9 confirmed the water quality was good.

He further urged the public to report any unusual changes in water colour or fish deaths to assist in the investigation.

KUCHING (Oct 23): Several residential areas in Kuching South were once again inundated following a heavy downpour around 6pm on Wednesday, prompting renewed calls for accountability from the authorities over the longstanding flash flood problem.

Pending assemblywoman Violet Yong said areas such as Pending Heights, Bintawa Fishing Village, Sungai Apong, and Foochow Road No. 1 were among those badly affected, with rainwater overflowing into homes within minutes.

“Household items, electrical appliances, furniture and vehicles were damaged. Many residents were left helpless, spending long hours cleaning mud and debris from their flooded homes,” she said in a statement today.

She called on the Sarawak government to announce and distribute a compassionate fund to assist the residents in the affected areas.

“These victims should not be left to bear the burden alone when the root cause of their suffering lies in the government’s neglect and failure in proper urban drainage management.”

Yong described the incident as a ‘recurring nightmare’ that has plagued residents for decades, despite numerous public complaints and her repeated calls in the State Legislative Assembly for action.

She said it was unacceptable that in this day and age, Kuching residents must still suffer property damage and hardship every time it rains heavily, adding that it reflected a serious lapse in urban planning and infrastructure management.

“What is most shocking and ironic is that in Pending Heights, the flash flood situation has actually worsened after the recent drainage upgrading works by MBKS (Kuching South City Council).

“This raises serious questions about the competency of the project, the quality of the planning, and whether there was a proper master drainage plan for the area in the first place,” she added.

As such, Yong called on the Sarawak Ministry of Public Health, Housing and Local Government, Department of Irrigation and Drainage (DID), and MBKS to be held accountable for their failure to resolve the persistent problem.

She also urged the DID and MBKS to conduct a detailed technical assessment and rectify all failed drainage upgrading works in known flood-prone areas without further delay.

BALIK PULAU : Jalan Tun Sardon atau Jalan Negeri P14 di sini terpaksa ditutup selama dua hari bermula pukul 6 petang tadi susulan kejadian tanah runtuh yang berlaku hari ini.

Menurut Jabatan Kerja Raya (JKR) Pulau Pinang, penutupan itu bagi memberi laluan kepada kerja-kerja pembersihan jalan dan lain-lain kerja berkaitan oleh kontraktor yang terlibat.

Sehubungan itu, jabatan tersebut menasihatkan agar pengguna jalan raya menggunakan laluan alternatif dan merancang perjalanan dengan sebaiknya.

Terdahulu, satu kejadian tanah runtuh dilapor berlaku di situ iaitu berhampiran kawasan bukit Anjung Indah. Bagaimanapun, tiada mangsa dilaporkan terlibat.

Penolong Pengarah Bahagian Operasi Kebombaan dan Penyelamat, Jabatan Bomba dan Penyelamat Malaysia (JBPM) negeri, John Sagun Francis berkata, panggilan kecemasan mengenai kejadian it diterima kira-kira pukul 4.56 petang.

Katanya, sepasukan anggota dari Balai Bomba dan Penyelamat (BBP) Seri Balik Pulau kemudian dikerah ke lokasi untuk melakukan kerja-kerja pembersihan awal termasuk pengalihan pokok-pokok yang tumbang merintangi jalan berkenaan.

“Keadaan buat masa ini masih terkawal dan kawasan tersebut telah diserahkan kepada JKR dan pihak polis untuk tindakan lanjut,” katanya yang turut mengingatkan orang ramai agar berhati-hati ketika melalui laluan berbukit terutamanya ketika musim hujan bagi mengelakkan terperangkap dengan kejadian tanah runtuh.-UTUSAN